The report also argues that the key objectives of conservation will shift toward species loss minimisation by both facilitating natural relocations and strengthening existing conservation efforts.

Much of the report is taken up with thinking about how we should manage our ignorance and deal with the unexpected. It shows a good deal of intelligence in doing this and in warning of the dangers of relying on narrow modelling and conceptualisations.

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I agree with you about the article on the other blog, or perhaps I’m just used to reading things with an argument or analysis.

I can also think of an example of private land being safter than the public equivalent — the Blue Mountains. I imagine the small parts people live in (some of which was once public land initially) are in fact probably safer than in public ownership, since people don’t want feral species, their houses to burn down etc. People also have a vested interest in stopping erosion etc.